we. like. to. party. we like, we like to party

Monday, October 26, 2009

over the course of the next year i have a feeling that 30th birthday parties are going to be a theme here on the plum, as myself and all my fellow '98 high school grads turn the big 3-0.

i just had to pause for a moment after typing that to let my age sink in.

last night it was time for my good friend hatchel to celebrate his 30th with a surprise party at the clevelander thrown by one of my favorite people ever and his girlfriend court.

for those of you that are familiar with the upstairs of the clevelander it isn't exactly known for its decor - but they did one hell of a remodel job because it looked great up there!

court helped decor too, and with her creative streak we knew this wasn't going to be a "normal" 30th birthday event.

the party was titled "three decades of matt: at retrospective" and you were asked to dress up as a person or object which represents some place that matt has lived over the past 30 years which include many locations in illinois (champaign, chicago, etc), NYC and cleveland.

being really into dressing up in costume (PSYCHE), i came dressed in black, as myself.

hey, I AM a person or object which represents a place that matt has lived - cleveland's a plum bitch.

the party was a success, so much fun and my favorite bartender trevor was pouring the blueberri stoli with a heavy hand - just the way i like it. after the party we went to maproom for a hot second and finally ending up the night at hotz's in tremont.

good times kids, good times.

hatchel being lead in to the party by court - surprise!!

hatchel and court post costume change - ZUBAZ!!!

which one is the real hatchel?

court, the klutz and muffin having some fun with hatchel's cardboard cutout

and that would be cleveland's own drew carey and mimi - aka jeremy and nikki

mitch as a white dennis rodman - nailed it.

ahmed dressed as captain and captain dressed as..... i have no idea other than his shirt said pants on it

awesome jen page and lara dressed up as each other which also means that they switched boyfriends for the evening - hope jon and wes liked the transition

I don't even want to think about turning 30 in January!! My friends keep asking me what I'm going to do and I keep saying "crying in the fetal position!"

Oh and I know spelling and punctuation are not your thing, but seeing as I went to school in Champaign and then lived there for another 2 years after college, please don't put an 'e' on it. . . it drives me nuts being from IL!! haha!!

Did Hatchel go to the UofI too?? Is that why he lived in Champaign?? :)

I saw someone with a hoodie on from my high school with "Seniors '10" on it. I had to stop and think, "Wow, I actually graduated 12 years ago... and now I feel old!" At least with everyone turning 30 this year, there will be lots of big, fabulous parties, instead of just all the lame-ass little ones! Ha ha ha!

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Some would say I'm a 36-year-old marketing professional who has been blogging about her life in Cleveland since '08. I would say I love cooking, drinking bubbles and wearing black. My Mom (and husband) would say I'm just nuts.